Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum: Fight of the Year Breakdown | Monday Morning Analyst

On this edition on the Monday Morning Analyst, Luke Thomas takes a look at what made the war between Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya at UFC 236 so good.
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[@smac919]

I was impressed by Gastelum's head kick defense. Even blocked head kicks still can do some damage, but Kelvin blocked every single one. You can bet he trained the hell out of those lol

[@speedywilliams34]

Shinigami agreed, made it an emphasis not to get hit by one

[@HondudeTeamMudhogs]

oh ya they drilled the hell out of that. Didn't wanna be on the question mark kick highlight reel.

[@sagefromshqiperia3955]

even when rocked he blocked them

[@MrQuickly]

Luke has some serious ability to break fights down - Much respect!

[@7547JAMES]

Let's get Luke and Dan hardy together.

[@zadegetsfaded]

everyone's now saying stylebender got touched up by an inferior striker .... this just showed you Kelvin is a phenomenal boxer

[@ajholmes3362]

He has extremely fast hands. People don’t give him enough credit for that. Couple his hand speed with serious knockout power... he’s an elite and phenomenal striker. He can throw sleepers as fast in a blink on an eye. He earned nothing but respect in this loss

[@BlackwingsProphet]

You have to give both guys tons of respect they both showed they had tremendous heart and new dimensions of their game Israel showed he can drop anybody with the right shot and that his ground game is legit Kelvin showed he can compete with one of the best strikers in the UFC and that he won't go away easily

[@xaviershoemaker3457]

That makes the two biggest questions clearly answered. He'll continue to improve his grappling. I want to see him embrace the clinch a bit more in the future. The kid has the potential to lethal in the clinch.

[@tavzilla]

Glad he said AK47 now I know what to use for my drive bys lol damn glocks

[@tubadude07]

The deadpan delivery makes it amazing.

[@jeremygovender]

Lol i was just thinking, thanks for the drive by advice

[@Washanuga]

Came here for fight analysis but left knowing why the AK47 is the superior weapon for drive-bys. Thanks Luke!

[@marcusjones1432]

He said...spray the block up...😂😂

[@o9dcrunk712]

Adesanya is gonna defeated all the fighter until he retired

[@AEbron]

You people just need to give StyleBender his props, he beat that man in the 5th Round and it should have been stopped. These people can not even lie right. I think StyleBender was expected to lose to Kevin and all of them are proofing it.

[@womenrespecter879]

Luke "That's Why It's Really Good For A Drive By" Thomas

[@therandomraving7490]

That was a weird analogy.. relevant in the US I guess lol

[@therandomraving7490]

@@womenrespecter879 Oh you win first prize Tyler. Your mum must be proud.

[@2gbask.i]

Oh, my. This is my closure for every fight, I've been waiting.

[@rezthapoet]

Adeleye Adewuyi we plenty wey dey wait on Luke! Lol

[@rlsoutdoors997]

^^^crow hop^^^ would be the term I used... -also Luke Thomas is the best at analyzing. Love to see how in depth the breakdowns are. Luke’s analytics make the fights even more beautiful.

[@usaisgood8433]

Gastelum’s head movement is remarkable!

[@squirtlesquadblastoise7166]

Nice drive by tips here Luke. Them haters over on Crenshaw blvd don’t stand a chance now.

[@TheJontydavid]

Love Israel but while watching this I suddenly almost screamed use your bloody ELBOW , he has so many opportunities because of his length and angles.

[@dewaynedawkins4573]

jonty Right. The difference between him and Jones, is that Jones has INCREDIBLE destructive potential because he employs elbows. Izzy only used 1spinning elbow and then used them on the ground.

[@AcidGlow]

27:30 *Kelvin's rare kick pops Israel* ✅😮

[@frenzyf0k148]

That was perfect technique. Kelvin is an underrated kickboxer, went toe to toe with Adesanya

[@Hootakai]

That was an awesome fight Israel was like a surgeon with laser beam focus and rhythm..KG looked like a 2019 version of Jack Dempsey spectacular much respect to them and great breakdowns bro

[@nasseralazazi]

I freaking love you Luke. Amazing video. Move the time so we get more fight analyzes. Amazing fight !

[@discokid360]

Thank you, Luke. MMA needs your wholesome insight!

[@Deevonee]

every time i watch this show, you're always running out of time. its pretty annoying

[@HasHcakes1]

right, you would think they would rehearse. Makes it look like they just throw the shows together.

[@TheRealSamPreece]

better than having too little content.

[@Ethiokarate1]

You're channel is the best Luke!

[@johnvincentleibrick]

Please do this without being cut short next time 🙏. Or without being worried about the time. I've watched this sooooo many times now and still spot something new everytime. Amazing analysis 👏 👌

[@juandaospina11]

It's a shame Luke has to run through his analysis. I could watch him analyze fights for more than just half an hour. Quite amazing, he describes patterns that I couldn't catch in fight night and the clips show just exactly what he said.

[@NM-ev7pu]

Very hard for all the upcoming events to eclipse this one.

[@Vimyro]

such an informative breakdown thanks

[@jonritchey8653]

Luke "ak47s are really good for drivebys" Thomas

[@blairdraper]

Finally ready for my first drive by- thanks Lukedogg

[@izzynzl3263]

Luke went full fan-boy on this one haha love it man, great analysis as always.

[@SergioLeone49]

AMAZING breakdown, thanks a bunch Luke you're the Man

[@trollof229antthevariable9]

Nasty stuff. Gastelum doesn't have the craziest physical attributes but brilliant. Izzy was dope as well OBV

[@norknasty]

His speed and power is pretty impressive tho

[@ugoeze7360]

Toys-R-Us Jeffrey the Giraffe high is pretty high but not Sesame Street Big Bird high

[@leirama7778]

This is gold. Thanks u Luke.

[@tonycofer]

Yo this is brilliant! Luke is the Barry White of MMA analysis

[@Darksagan]

16::17 Wow excellent movement and very fast.

[@ghosttesla]

Great analysis !!!!

[@blakewillie6331]

I need a hour break down or 45 this wasn’t enough

[@rlsoutdoors997]

Never let me slip cuz if I slip then I’m slipping but if I got my nina then you know I’m straight trippin... -dr Dre

[@LB_die_Kaapie]

For someone who’s only experience with martial arts is watching it on tv this is awesome info thanks!

[@frankadams307]

Fantastic breakdown!

[@BIW188]

AWESOME!!!!!.....BREAKDOWN..... GOOD JOB.

[@kmftv6495]

"What a shot!!!!! Like Cameron said!!!" -29:27 lmao

[@patrickftw8464]

"It was already high, now its 'Toys r us giraffe high" Lol tf, swing and a miss with that one, good breakdown though. Was such an epic night of fights

[@orangeiceice12]

Dustin switches stances on the step in like every other time bro

[@jordantheuser]

good stuff thank you why not make these longer?

[@jacobhartmann1050]

Respect to Adesanya for finding the inner grit to win this fight- however KG took him into deep water and gave him absolutely all he could handle. He had better shore up a few of his flaws that got exploited or he's going to get run over by guys like Yoel Romero and Whittaker, not to mention Bones Jones. The good news is he's still young and has massive untapped potential!

[@dudeshamus1451]

To be fair, Whittaker and Romero are nightmare match ups for everyone at 185lbs but I agree with you. I'm not sure I see Izzy beating either guy in his current form.

[@ogkush6800]

Lol

[@MrLegendCrypto]

Lol

[@LTran21]

Hey great stuff! just a suggestion why not play the videos as you go down each fighters list of weapons. Saves time and we are able to see the video as your explaining it

[@louispescheux8736]

Gastelum having success getting Adesanya out of position is probably never going to get enough credit great to see it pointed out depending on how the Whittaker fight goes Gastelum's performance might appear better

[@cheek238]

you're very good in your observation. Thanks.

[@kdgreenlantern12]

Favorite analysis video

[@stephanierogers8327]

Best fight I've seen in a long time .. beautiful!! Great job Gastelum!!!! Love to watch style bender fight, unbelievable technique, composure, resiliancence, every move is so strategic and he stalks carefully choosing every move taking strikes when he chooses all the while closing in on his opponent and executing with humility and honor "Style Bender" Adasanyia!!!!

[@ebrimaleigh2204]

I love the honesty luke so real im whit u for life

[@mrdee5260]

Great breakdown as usual Luke! I still think Ref Marc Goddard should've stopped that and gave Izzy the TKO, Kelvin took some unnecessary shots in there but he is a warrior.

[@joshuasmith4979]

Big Luke with the thick, solid, tight content.

[@Nameless2k6]

I definitely got that kill or be killed mentality from both of them in that last round. The way Izzy pounced on kelvin the last time he was dropped with no hesitation and pure intent...that’s what’s up!

[@iamamazement1443]

I dig the “toys are us giraffe high reference” 👍Points for creativity

[@onilara4602]

The best breakdown show 💯 kelvin is poetry in motion

[@SpellCheckPlease]

it sucks that they had to go through all of that and rob gets to sit out and then come back and only fight once for the belt...seeing them fight helps him out also. lifes not fair though.

[@mrspiff6955]

That’s ok. Izzy starched Rob

[@sybyrtube]

Once again Luke your breakdown is 100%.

[@Apoplectic_Spock]

I'm Toys-R-Us Giraffe high! 🤣

[@PoeticSneakerHead]

Luke giving tips on executing driveby's lol

[@gsafi3729]

I think whittaker might struggle vs adesanya I was re watching his fight vs wonderboy first I have to say it was 5years ago and the difference between 23year old whittaker (welterweight) then and whittaker now is drastic however there are only maybe one or two strikers you can name in the same breath as adesanya and wonderboy is one of them and the way he beat whittaker making him look extremely awkward with his combination of movement and striking feel could of been because it was a bad match up stylistically for whittaker but we will see I think its worth a watch for anyone curious

[@leemalveaux4375]

Brad Ik yeah true but in that fight to me kelvin exposed adesanya he is very hittable and rob is more technical then kelvin and Whitaker hits just as hard plus Whitaker went 10 rounds with the Cuban monster and won I think he can get it done but it’s going to be a war

[@gsafi3729]

yeah no doubt s@@leemalveaux4375

[@twondagreat8893]

@@leemalveaux4375 i highly doubt that

[@ogkush6800]

Lol it last 2 rounds

[@samsschool3639]

Amazing format and show Luke. keep em comming

[@haydenrollins4186]

Such a high level fight

[@toddbertram6556]

Your the man Luke. Great analysis. I actually thought Kelvin's boxing and power would get it done, despite the odds. But Israel performed and showed some resilience. Amazing fight, big future's for both these cats. I was wrong on the main as well. I could feel dedication eminating from Dustin the last couple years and I felt bad his shot was vs Max. I just didnt think Max could be beaten at this time. I like Dustin with the belt, he has put it all together.

[@zackknoll1615]

What a great fight!

[@Eseibio__]

Excellent

[@mrod4864]

I appreciate this a lot more now.

[@Wizardkelly808]

Couldn’t wait for this 💯 Luke slid in some of his drive-by experience for us 😂

[@albertocuellar691]

Lmao

[@diefortonga422]

Luke is the undisputed MMA analyst champ. The guy breaks everything down

[@joejones8146]

TheWeasle tho

[@198746779838]

From your breakdown i woulda thought kelvin won.

[@HArryvajonas]

Great breakdown chief. It was a phenomenal fight, I didn't expect Gastelum to perform as well as he did. He literally has the worst body type to be a straight boxer, yet he pulls it off. He has crab arms but compensates with crazy high fight IQ. This is also probably the fight that will be looked back on as Adesayna's turning point towards greatness.

[@mechadon76]

While I agree that Kelvin is an absolute warrior and amazing at what he does. I don't think his fight IQ is all that high being he went for a take-down directly after rocking izzy, instead of capitalizing on the fact that izzy was hurt.

[@HArryvajonas]

@@mechadon76 I mean , his overall fight IQ and just sticking to a gameplan. The main point about slipping punches specifically, most of it is reaction time but another component is just fighting IQ and position. Some people just awlyays seem to be able to take glancing punches, I would consider that part of fighting IQ. Perhaps it is more athletic ability? It seems to be one of those attributes very very few fighters of any combat sport have.

[@cherryperoxide]

mike tyson is small with t rex arms too, gastelum is thick wide tough and explosive so he has plenty of advantages

[@HArryvajonas]

@@cherryperoxide Mike Tyson was built like a Sherman Tank. Gastelum looks like a dad in his 40s who works out. The level of athletic talent in mma even in 2019 is no where near boxing in the late 80s to 90s.

[@vinceventura4453]

Deebrickashaw Last lmao guy mma fighters are so far and above boxers athletically. Do you not understand what wrestling is? Do u know how Easily a high school wrestler could take down a professional boxer in the same weight class ? Boxing has been and will continue to be a dying sport there is literally no high level athletes in it the best you guys have had a cross over athlete is Dominic Brazeale who was a d3 quarterback .. n fought for a heavy weight title , Greg Hardy was an all pro and hasn’t even seen cracked the top 20 in the weight rankings. Anthony Joshua isn’t athletic he is stiff as board n has barley any functional movement , u realize muscles don’t mean better athletes right ? Go watch body building you absolute dork 😂

[@reactor4]

I imagine rafael Cordeiro came up with striking plan for Gastelum

[@kingleyvibert436]

Hey Luke, it looked like kelvin Gastelum tap on that neck crank...look it up for me...

[@roknkawk]

Like Cam'ron said "hit u from angles" 😭😭😭

[@twondagreat8893]

14:42 to 15:40 is the breakdown on Izzy style..please listen to it and understand it so i can stop hearing how he dont hit hard

[@juneboonchimeaxios4778]

Wow true, I watched it again.

[@ebrimaleigh2204]

Drive by 😂dude sounds like he is from compton

[@eastchchkea6475]

Adesanya to MMA is what Lomachenko is to boxing.

[@goodlife3211]

FACTS!!

[@goodlife3211]

ONLY FEW PEOPLE WILL UNDERSTAND

[@HondudeTeamMudhogs]

I came here to learn about drive bys...was not disappointed.

[@TheRealSamPreece]

"Can an ogre get some -splenda- brain damage in his coffee."

[@koberowland9798]

Mr. Thomas will this be on the test 😂

[@ainajimoh4556]

Good job

[@brandonbarton9942]

I have to admit as well, these fight breakdowns are my favorite so the whole “running out of time” thing gets really annoying. Invest an hour on these man, I would have loved to see the breakdown of Dustin and Max.

[@InZamasuWeTrust]

Luke "spray the block" Thomas

[@projaywalker673]

Toys R Us Giraffe high?!?

[@urenaanthony91]

Lmfaoooooo Luke is the man

[@walkerwrite2491]

Plz do prediction for Issy vs Robert.

[@nykia31]

Really surprised by Gastelum's boxing.

[@oluwatosinadebayo1649]

Robert saying he has power, this aint about power this about boxing, movement, footworks

[@orangeiceice12]

It's also about power

[@oluwatosinadebayo1649]

@@orangeiceice12 nah, u dont even deserve an argument

[@TheWallethead]

omega power is easily neutralised by a good technician. You could even use someone’s power against them.

[@SpellCheckPlease]

you could left hook that little hop

[@stoneosborne9247]

Luke Chomas, all the hespects my brotha, porra! - Renato voice

[@ariaugustine]

Luke telling me which gun is best for a drive by >>>>

[@VICIOUS209]

To early in the year to call it fight of the year.

[@YungKingz__]

But definitely set the bar high to beat!

[@bigknockersOO]

Stylebender's right counter won the fight

[@JL-kw6rt]

"Toy's R Us Giraffe high" I'm done. Wth kind of comparison is that?

[@sybyrtube]

You can't say stevia without forcing me to think of breaking bad. Lol.

[@gabmor7779]

nice stuff by gastelum, did he Show a way to get to jon jones' arm psoting ?

[@africansoldja]

Gab Mor Jon Jones uses oblique kicks to keep a person away from his arm posting . He also uses a lot of push kicks

[@jamesturner5476]

Fight of the year not even half way through the year I doubt I really doubt it we have some crazy fights coming this year honestly im hyped for Holly vs Amanda haven't been this hyped for a women's fight since Holly vs Ronda women's mma super underrated still imo we will see fight of the year soon but that seriously wasn't the fight of the year yet should wait til December 31 to declare anything like that

[@Flornmonk]

> complains about hipster coffee > *drinks coffee with sugar in it*

[@tonybonesjones2822]

Israel adesanya should use the song (Dont Fear)the Reaper by blue oyster cult🎶 vs Robert "The Reaper" Whittaker 👊🏿🇳🇬

[@AntonioMartinez-dc8dx]

Haha would be hilarious

[@abeeftec]

The reason Adesanya will lose his ass off to Whitaker is because Whitaker is just as good as Gastelum in the striking........ But he has massive power and he wont finish you on the ground when he has you hurt standing. He will light you up until you fall.

[@CatamaranChannel]

Great breakdown again. Only the climate change example is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay off. Keep posting!

[@declanp1]

No it isn't, dummy.

[@hary7170]

Gastellum vs Whittaker will be interesting fight